Pyongyang

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpjɒŋˈjæŋ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pyung′yäng′, -yang′, pyong′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Pyong•yang  (pyung′yäng′, -yang′, pyong′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa city in and the capital of North Korea, in the SW part. 1,500,000.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Pyongyang, P'yŏngyang / ˈpjɒŋˈjæŋ/
  1. the capital of North Korea, in the southwest on the Taedong River: industrial centre; university (1946). Pop: 2 862 921 (2015 est)
'Pyongyang' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
North Korea

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